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Funny, and similar story... My dad's buddy worked security at the Civic Arena here, as well as Heinz Field and PNC Park (less the latter). One Monday night game at Heinz he was working and along comes a seemingly staggering Hank Williams Jr. He wants up to the owners box area and stuff. Dad's buddy asks to see his pass and he has none. He says, "You know who I am?", and my dad's buddy says, "No, and without a pass I don't care who you think you are", and turns him away.

He got to work security for the higher ups at the stadiums/arena which always lead to cool stories. He worked the elevator to Lemieux's owner's box at the Arena, and those were awesome stories. He took me past it once just to see when I was up in corporate boxes nearby. I'd hoped to ride up with him in the elevator, haha.

I think the Giants are the better team going in, but anything can happen. The Giants seemed to get stronger in the playoffs, while Brady and the pats seemed to be on the decline. Gronk got hurt in that last game and Brady didn't throw for a single TD...that does not bode well for a well rested Giants defense. I just hope its a close game either way and fun to watch. I would much rather be watching the Packers vs. Patriots again, obviously because I'm a GB fan, but also because watching two teams with high octane offenses and no defense makes for a lot of big plays.

I think the Giants are the better team going in, but anything can happen. The Giants seemed to get stronger in the playoffs, while Brady and the pats seemed to be on the decline. Gronk got hurt in that last game and Brady didn't throw for a single TD...that does not bode well for a well rested Giants defense. I just hope its a close game either way and fun to watch. I would much rather be watching the Packers vs. Patriots again, obviously because I'm a GB fan, but also because watching two teams with high octane offenses and no defense makes for a lot of big plays.

Giants 34 Patriots 24

I'll take the Patriots.

As for Brady not throwing a TD against the Ravens... the Ravens allowed FIVE red zone touchdowns the entire season. So naturally the Patriots weren't going to score a bunch of touchdowns. That said, Brady did run for one even against that front 7.

the Ravens allowed FIVE red zone touchdowns the entire season. So naturally the Patriots weren't going to score a bunch of touchdowns. That said, Brady did run for one even against that front 7.

Brady rushing for a TD is kind of a fluke - definitely not something he is known for. And the Ravens haven't allowed many Red Zone TDs, but Brady threw for at least one TD outside the red zone in every regular season game this year. He had been averaging 2.5 TDs per game. I don't want to take anything away from a solid Ravens Defense, but he just didn't look good in that game. The Pats had better hope Gronk is good to go. Brady was 39 TDs this year, but only 22 ex Gronk.